Vulnerability · Published Sep 24, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-15930
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the joplin package (npm). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.4% (higher than 91% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)4.4%top 8.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An XSS issue in Joplin desktop 1.0.190 to 1.0.245 allows arbitrary code execution via a malicious HTML embed tag.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | joplin | 1.1.7 | GHSA-cgc7-mwp4-3ccx |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/3552 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/releases/tag/v1.1.4 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159316/Joplin-1.0.245-Cross-Site-Scripting-Code-Execution.html x_refsource_MISC